Buena Vista Cafe and Irish Coffee

The Buena Vista Cafe at 2765 Hyde Street is widely credited with popularizing Irish coffee in San Francisco and has been serving the beverage since 1952. The cafe's 1952 demonstration and subsequent service of Irish coffee helped make the drink a lasting tourist and local attraction. The Buena Vista remains a long-running neighborhood restaurant near Fisherman's Wharf and Nob Hill known for its Irish coffee tradition.